Nursing is a Professional Degree Act
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Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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2026 · third_quarter · Education
Legislation and policies related to: Accreditation and curriculum of nursing education programs Policies and requirements related to federal scholarship and loan repayment programs for advanced practice registered nurses Recognition of nursing as a professional degree in the Department of Education Final Rule, Reimagining and Improving Student Education, Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0944, and related interim guidance and litigation Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) H.R. 3711/S. 1948, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act H.R. 6677, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act H.R. 6739, Clarity in Professional Degree Act H.R. 6862, Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act H.R. 8691/S. 4568, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.J. Res. 189/S.J. Res. 196, Providing for congressional disapprovalof the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations S. 3435/H.R. 6607, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 3707/H.R. 7279, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Education
Legislation and policies related to: Accreditation and curriculum of advance practice nursing education programs Policies and requirements related to federal scholarship and loan repayment programs for advanced practice registered nurses Recognition of nursing as a professional degree in the Department of Education Final Rule, Reimagining and Improving Student Education (Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0944) and related interim guidance and litigation Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs (ACF-2026-0595) H.R. 3711/S. 1948, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act H.R. 6677, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act H.R. 6739, Clarity in Professional Degree Act H.R. 6862, Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act H.R. 8691/S. 4568, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.J. Res. 189/S.J. Res. 196, Providing for congressional disapprovalof the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations S. 3435/H.R. 6607, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 3707/H.R. 7279, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
2026 · third_quarter · Education
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3593/ S. 1847) - Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Title VIII program Title VIII Funding for Fiscal Year 2026 and Fiscal Year 2027 Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (S.4568/H.R.8691) - Issues pertaining to graduate student loan limits for APRNs. Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718) - Issues pertaining to graduate student loan limits for APRNs.
Client expense: $240,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4581 / S.2372, 340B PATIENTS Act, all provisions; H.R. 5256, 340B Access Act, all provisions; DRAFT, 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act, all provisions; H.R. 9599, Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act), all provisions; S. 5244, Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency Accountability and Integrity Now (SUSTAIN) Act, all provisions; H.R. 3178 / S. 1600, The Save Healthcare Workers Act, all provisions; H.R. 929 / S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 1874, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 2169 / H.R. 9908, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 5283 / S. 2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025, all provisions; DRAFT, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2026, all provisions; S. 2355 / H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, all provisions; H.R. 7961, Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions; S. 3435 / H.R. 6607, The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing, all provisions; DRAFT, Issues pertaining to medical debt; S. 4568 / H.R. 8691, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 196, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations", all provisions; H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act, all provisions; H.R. 9393, Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2026, all provisions; S.4252, WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026, all provisions; S.3364, Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act, all provisions; H.R. 8726, the Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026 PARTNERS Act, all provisions; H.R. 5629, To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect, all provisions; S. 4027, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, all provisions; S. 1482, National Nursing Workforce Center, all provisions; S. 4637, Physician Workforce Optimization Act, all provisions; H.R. 9390, Prices on the Wall Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 9645, Health Care Price Certainty for All Americans Act, all provisions; S. 380 / H.R. 1254, Rural Obstetrics Readiness Act, all provisions; H.R. 9996, No Surprise Bills for New Moms Act, all provisions; H.R. 9862, The Responsible Artificial Intelligence for Veterans Act of 2026, all provisions; S. 5462, Frontier Community Health Integration Project Extension Act (FCHIP Extension Act), all provisions; H.R. 10440, REACH Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Graduate Medical Education (GME), Issues pertaining to graduate medical education (GME) reforms; H.R. 2936 / S. 1974, The Addressing Boarding and Crowding in the Emergency Department (ABC-ED) Act, all provisions; H. Res 1519, National Physician Suicide Awareness Day Resolution, Supporting the designation of September 17, 2026, as "National Physician Suicide Awareness Day" to raise awareness of, and promote a national discussion about, physician suicide and to reduce the stigma of mental health conditions, and for other purposes; H.R. 5439 / S. 2834, Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act, all provisions S. 4927, Rural Hospital Emergency Room Guarantee Act, all provisions; Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Issues pertaining to the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program and information collection request; Consumer Product Safety Commission, Issues pertaining to hospital and health system priorities for the 2027 and 2028 fiscal years; Food & Drug Administration, Issues pertaining to regulation of non-device software such as digital health technology, AI, wellness applications and wearable devices; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; 340B Program, Issues pertaining to protecting 340B Program, including 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program; Maternal and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages, conditions of participation (COP), funding priorities; Behavioral Health, Issues related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Workforce, Issues pertaining to workforce development programs, supporting health care workforce and physician shortages, loan repayment programs for providers in rural and underserved areas, Graduate Medical Education program; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay, white-bagging and brown-bagging policies; Health Care Resiliency & Preparedness, Issues pertaining to natural disasters, strengthen health care cybersecurity, cybersecurity workforce, and securing drug supply chains, hospital preparedness program, PAHPA reauthorization; Healthcare Price Transparency, Issues related to health care price transparency; Affordability, Issues and policy solutions pertaining to health care affordability and rising costs of health care; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds; Immigration, Proposed H1-B Visa Program changes and impact to health care workforce; AI in Healthcare, Issues pertaining to the use of AI in healthcare and cybersecurity needs; Professional Degree Program Changes, Issues pertaining to new student loan borrowing limits and professional degree programs changes; Drug Prices, Issues pertaining to lowering drug prices, securing drug supply chain, and transparency; Rural Health Transformation Fund, Issues pertaining to implementation of the Rural Health Transformation program; Hospital Mergers & Acquisitions, Issues pertaining to hospital mergers and acquisitions; No Surprises Act, Issues pertaining to No Suprises Act reforms; Health Outcomes, Issues pertaining to prevention, nutrition, and improving health outcomes.
2026 · third_quarter · Education
H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits S.4568/H.R.8691 - Nursing is a Professional Degree Act S.J.Res.196/H.J.Res.189 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations". H.R.6718 - Professional Student Degree Act Proposed revisions to the Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) Proposed changes to the accreditation system Supporting nursing as a professional degree Support for higher education including federal student aid and federal student loan programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Workforce Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, and other loan programs that support nursing education
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
| Republican |
| WA |
| Darren Soto | Democratic | FL |
| David P. Joyce | Republican | OH |
| Derrick Van Orden | Republican | WI |
| Don Bacon | Republican | NE |
| Eleanor Holmes Norton | Democratic | DC |
| Harriet M. Hageman | Republican | WY |
| Jack Bergman | Republican | MI |
| Jefferson Van Drew | Republican | NJ |
| Jim Costa | Democratic | CA |
| John H. Rutherford | Republican | FL |
| Kevin Kiley | Independent | CA |
| Kimberlyn King-Hinds | Republican | MP |
| Randy Fine | Republican | FL |
| Robert J. Wittman | Republican | VA |
| Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr. | Republican | PA |
| Ryan Mackenzie | Republican | PA |
| Sarah Elfreth | Democratic | MD |
| Troy Downing | Republican | MT |
| Vicente Gonzalez | Democratic | TX |
| Zoe Lofgren | Democratic | CA |
Government targets: Administration for Children & Families (ACF), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
Client expense: $3,840,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Education
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3593/ S. 1847) - Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Title VIII program Title VIII Funding for FY 26 and FY 27 One Big Beautiful Bill Act- implementation and federal student loan limits (H.R. 1) Reimagining and Improving Student Education [ED-2025-OPE-0944] - Including CRNAs in higher student loan limit category Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (S.4568/H.R.8691) Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718)
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Education
H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] S. 1874/H.R. 3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 4568/H.R. 8691 - Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.R. 6718 - Professional Student Degree Act H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations" H.R. 6677 - Professional Degree Access Restoration Act
Client expense: $390,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
SHARE Act (S.1101, H.R 2332) Title VIII Reauthorization (H.R. 3593, S. 1874) *all provisions of bill Department of Education RISE (Reimagining and Improving Student Education) rulemaking Title IV regulations, as it relates to nursing as a professional degree FY 2027 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations bill; Funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research; and House language restricting Title IV federal student aid programs from being administered in a manner that does not designate advanced nursing programs as professional degree programs. Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691/ S. 4568) Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026 (S.3707/H.R.7279) Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act (S.3435/H.R.6607) Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act (S.575/H.R.1317) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025 (S.3296/H.R.3170) National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 (S.1482/H.R.4407)
Client expense: $150,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Education
Support for federal student loan programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, and the Graduate PLUS (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits Supporting nursing as a professional degree (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits (H.R. 8691/S. 4568) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189/S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Education
Student financial aid - Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work-Study, Perkins Loan, LEAP, TRIO, and GEAR UP; Grad PLUS and Parent PLUS Loans Graduate education programs - Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program Title VI International education programs - Fulbright-Hays and Gilman Scholarship program National Endowment for the Humanities Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) IPEDS Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) Professional degree definition and loan limits H.R. 4771, Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act H.R. 8691/S. 4568, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.R. 7892, No Aid for Ghost Students Act
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 4583 / S. 1552); FY 2027 appropriations funding for nursing workforce development programs and National Institute of Nursing Research; FY 2027 funding kidney disease research at NIDDK at NIH; Funding for AHRQ at HHS in FY 2027; Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 2531 / S. 1232); Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 2199 / S. 1173); Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act (H.R. 330); The Improving Care & Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 1316 / S. 575); Providing Real-world Education and Clinical Experience by Precepting Tomorrow's Nurses Act (H.R. 392 / S. 131); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R.929 / S.266); Living Donor FMLA Protection Act (H.R. 4582); Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act; Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R. 6607 / S. 3435); Title VIII Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3593 / S. 1874); Kidney Care Protection Act (H.R. 6214 / S. 2730); Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691 / S. 4568); Share Act (H.R. 2332); Promoting Access to Diabetic Shoes Act (H.R. 1616).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · third_quarter · Health Issues
Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care innovation; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA and the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education payment program, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; research and scholarly communication policy; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; artificial intelligence/machine learning; algorithm transparency; health disparities; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; digital health; Sect. 1557 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; cardiomyopathy education and awareness; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) education and awareness; VA Mission Act implementation; COVID-19 and implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act , the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, and clinician mental health and wellbeing; patient identification; Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness; RAPID coverage program and Breakthrough Device policy; Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act (H.R. 307); Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); Implementation and funding for the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act (P.L. 118-176); provide AEDs in transportation facilities with the Public Access to Defibrillation in Transportation Facilities Act (H.R. 5897); Residential AED and CPR Preparedness Act of 2026 (H.R. 9058); Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266; Physician Led and Rural Access to Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390); Section 232, National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients; and to protect health care workers from violence with the Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S. 1600), Front of Package Food Labeling, The Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act (H.R. 5439/S. 2834); The Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691/S. 4568), H.R.9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; and the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961); Protecting Patients from Automated Denials Act (H.R. 9734); and the Doctors Not AI Act (H.R. 101210).
Client expense: $600,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · third_quarter · Education
Endorsing HR 8691/S 4568 professional nurse degree bill
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
SHARE Act (S.1101, H.R 2332), specifically related to nursing-related interstate licensure compacts Title VIII Reauthorization (H.R. 3593, S. 1874) *all provisions of bill Department of Education RISE (Reimagining and Improving Student Education) rulemaking Title IV regulations, as it relates to nursing as a professional degree FY 2027 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations bill; Funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691/ S. 4568) Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718) FY2027 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; Interstate License Portability and Health Care Competition in Telehealth Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act of 2026 (S.3707/H.R.7279) Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act (S.3435/H.R.6607) Providing Real-World Education and Clinical Experience by Precepting Tomorrows (PRECEPT) Nurses Act (S.131/H.R.392) Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2025 (S.1548/H.R.3145) Improving Care and Access to Nurses (I CAN) Act (S.575/H.R.1317) Improving Access to Workers Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act of 2025 (S.3296/H.R.3170) National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025 (S.1482/H.R.4407) Midwives for MOMS Act (S.1599/H.R.6394) Momnibus Act (H.R.7973) United States Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act of 2025 (S.3329/H.R.6203)
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Education
Legislation and policies related to: Accreditation and curriculum of advance practice nursing education programs Policies and requirements related to federal scholarship and loan repayment programs for advanced practice registered nurses Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) Recognition of nursing as a professional degree in the Department of Education Final Rule, Reimagining and Improving Student Education, Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0944 H.R. 3711/S. 1948, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act H.R. 6677, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act H.R. 6739, Clarity in Professional Degree Act H.R. 6862, Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act H.R. 8691/S. 4568, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.J. Res. 189, Providing for congressional disapprovalof the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations S. 3435/H.R. 6607, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 3707/H.R. 7279, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act S.J. Res. 196, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapprovalof the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $29,067
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Education
Legislation and policies related to: Accreditation and curriculum of advance practice nursing education programs Policies and requirements related to federal scholarship and loan repayment programs for advanced practice registered nurses Implementation of provisions of the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act (PL 119-21) Recognition of nursing as a professional degree in the Department of Education Final Rule, Reimagining and Improving Student Education, Docket ID ED-2025-OPE-0944 H.R. 3711/S. 1948, Protecting Our Students by Terminating Graduate Rates that Add to Debt (POST GRAD) Act H.R. 6574, Loan Equity for Advanced Professionals (LEAP) Act H.R. 6677, Professional Degree Access Restoration Act H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act H.R. 6739, Clarity in Professional Degree Act H.R. 6862, Protecting Health Care Workforce Pipelines Act H.R. 8691/S. 4568, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.J. Res. 189, Providing for congressional disapprovalof the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations S. 3435/H.R. 6607, Future Advancement of Academic Nursing (FAAN) Act S. 3707/H.R. 7279, Nurse Faculty Shortage Reduction Act S.J. Res. 196, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapprovalof the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $24,000
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R.3593 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Reauthorization Act H.R.8691 Nursing is a Professional Degree Act HR 3942/S 2059: Keeping Obstetrics Local Act
Client expense: $24,329 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Support Medicaid program and oppose cuts to benefits. Support reversal of cuts to Medicaid and the ACA in the OBBBA. Support the Protecting Free Vaccines Act. Support the Family Vaccine Protection Act. Support legislation to extend the enhanced ACA premium tax credits. Support H.R. 8400, the Early Detection of Vision Impairments for Children Act. Support the Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (S.4568/H.R.8691). Support the States Handling Access to Reciprocity for Employment (SHARE) Act (S.1101/H.R.2332).
Client expense: $23,219 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), SENATE, Vice President of the U.S., White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
H.R. 4581 / S.2372, 340B PATIENTS Act, all provisions; H.R. 3178 / S. 1600, The Save Healthcare Workers Act, all provisions; H.R. 929 / S. 266, Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act, all provisions; H.R. 1585 / S. 709, Conrad State 30 and Physician Access Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 1874, Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act, all provisions; S. 2169, Rural Hospital Cybersecurity Enhancement Act, all provisions; H.R. 5283 / S. 2759, Healthcare Workforce Resilience Act, all provisions; S. 3315, Health Care Cybersecurity and Resiliency Act of 2025, all provisions; H.R. 5256, 340B Access Act, all provisions; S. 2355 / H.R. 5582, Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, all provisions; H.R. 7961, Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act, all provisions; S. 3435 / H.R. 6607, The Future Advancement of Academic Nursing, all provisions; S. 4637, Physician Workforce Optimization Act, all provisions; S.3788 / H.R. 8269, Consumer Labeling for Enhanced API Reporting and Legitimate Accountability for Base Entity Listings Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Issues pertaining to post-market surveillance of devices; S.Res.230, A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of National Hospital Week, to be observed from May 11 through May 17, 2025, all provisions; DRAFT, Issues pertaining to medical debt; S. 4568 / H.R. 8691, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act, all provisions; S.J. Res 196, A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations", all provisions; H.R. 6718, Professional Student Degree Act, all provisions; DRAFT, Lower Costs More Transparency Act of 2026, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require hospitals to post prices on the walls, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act and title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure health insurer accountability through publishing of overhead costs and claim payments, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to require the displaying of claim denial rates, all provisions; DRAFT, To amend title XI of the Social Security Act to require mandatory reporting with respect to certain health-related ownership information, all provisions; S. 1482, National Nursing Workforce Center, all provisions; S. 4027, Healthy Competition for Better Care Act, all provisions; H.R. 5629, To provide that the final rule of the Department of Health and Human Services titled Medications for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, except for the portion of the final rule relating to accreditation of opioid treatment programs, shall have no force or effect; all provisions; H.R. 8726, the Protecting Authority and Restoring Tools Necessary for Enforcement by Regulatory States Act of 2026 PARTNERS Act, all provisions; S.3364, Fast Track Healthcare Apprenticeships Act, all provisions; S.4252, WIPP Economic Assistance Assurance Act of 2026, all provisions; H.R. 4470, Removing Burdens From Organ Donation Act, all provisions; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services / Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology, Issue pertaining to standardized set of data elements intended to support nationwide, interoperable electronic data exchange to help ensure consistent health information exchange throughout a patient's health care journey; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Issue pertaining a revised version of a 340B rebate model pilot program; Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Issue pertaining to Eli Lilly 340B program decisions; Federal Trade Commission & Department of Justice, Issues pertaining to the effectiveness of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form and implications for hospital field; Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, Extension of Enhanced Premium Tax Credits; Rural Health Care Access, Issues to protect access to rural health care; 340B Program, Issues pertaining to protecting 340B Program, including 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program; Maternal and Child Health, Access to maternal and child health care and addressing related workforce shortages, conditions of participation (COP); Behavioral Health, Issues related to expanding access to care and reducing regulatory barriers; Workforce, Issues pertaining to workforce development programs, supporting health care workforce and physician shortages, loan repayment programs for providers in rural and underserved areas, Graduate Medical Education program; Health Plan Accountability, Issues specific to prior authorization, patient access to care, adequate provider networks, inappropriate denials, reducing account receivables, prompt pay, white-bagging and brown-bagging policies; Health Care Resiliency & Preparedness, Issues pertaining to natural disasters, strengthen health care cybersecurity, cybersecurity workforce, and securing drug supply chains, hospital preparedness program, PAHPA reauthorization; Healthcare Price Transparency, Issues related to health care price transparency; Affordability, Issues and policy solutions pertaining to health care affordability and rising costs of health care; Tax-exempt status, Issues pertaining to not-for-profit hospitals' tax exempt status and tax-exempt private activity bonds; Immigration, Proposed H1-B Visa Program changes and impact to health care workforce; AI in Healthcare, Issues pertaining to the use of AI in healthcare; Professional Degree Program Changes, Issues pertaining to new student loan borrowing limits and professional degree programs changes; Drug Prices, Issues pertaining to lowering drug prices, securing drug supply chain, and transparency; Rural Health Transformation Fund, Issues pertaining to implementation of the Rural Health Transformation program.
Client expense: $4,470,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Education
Student financial aid - Pell Grants, Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants, Federal Work-Study, Perkins Loan, LEAP, TRIO, and GEAR UP; Grad PLUS and Parent PLUS Loans Graduate education programs - Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need program Title VI International education programs - Fulbright-Hays and Gilman Scholarship program National Endowment for the Humanities Model Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (TPSID) IPEDS Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) Professional degree definition and loan limits H.R. 4771, Transformation to Competitive Integrated Employment Act H.R. 8691/S. 4568, Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.R. 7892, No Aid for Ghost Students Act
Client expense: $220,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Health care quality; physician and hospital quality; health care innovation; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act/health care reform implementation; unique device identifier policy and post-market surveillance for medical devices; clinical trial design; HIPAA and registries; federal funding/appropriations for HHS, NIH, AHRQ, CDC, FDA, HRSA and the Childrens Hospital Graduate Medical Education payment program, the Prevention & Public Health Fund, medical research, and prevention; research and scholarly communication policy; implementation and oversight of 21st Century Cures Act; data blocking/interoperability of electronic data; artificial intelligence/machine learning; algorithm transparency; health disparities; reduction/oversight of prior authorization and other administrative burdens; digital health; Sect. 1557 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; cardiomyopathy education and awareness; peripheral arterial disease (PAD) education and awareness; VA Mission Act implementation; COVID-19 and implementation of the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, the Families First Coronavirus Response Act , the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Coronavirus Provider Protection Act, and clinician mental health and wellbeing; patient identification; Pandemic and All Hazards Preparedness; MCIT/TCET/Breakthrough devices; Amputation Reduction and Compassion (ARC) Act (H.R. 307); Resident Education Deferred Interest (REDI) Act (H.R. 2028/S. 942); Implementation and funding for the Cardiomyopathy Health, Education, Awareness, Research and Training in Schools (HEARTS) Act (P.L. 118-176); provide AEDs in transportation facilities with the Public Access to Defibrillation in Transportation Facilities Act (H.R. 5897); Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R. 929/S. 266; Physician Led and Rural Access to Access to Quality Care Act (H.R. 2191/S. 1390); Section 232, National Security Investigation of Imports of Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaceutical Ingredients; and to protect health care workers from violence with the Save Healthcare Workers Act (H.R. 3178/S. 1600), Front of Package Food Labeling, The Medically Tailored Home-Delivered Meals Program Pilot Act (H.R. 5439/S. 2834); The Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691/S. 4568), H.R.9260 - Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027; and the H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (H.R. 7961).
Client expense: $680,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Commerce, Dept of (DOC), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: $270,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Education
H.R. 1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] S. 1874/H.R. 3593 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 S. 4568/H.R. 8691 - Nursing is a Professional Degree Act H.R. 6718 - Professional Student Degree Act H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: $400,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
SHARE Act (S.1101, H.R 2332), specifically related to nursing-related interstate licensure compacts Title VIII Reauthorization (H.R. 3593, S. 1874) *all provisions of bill Department of Education RISE (Reimagining and Improving Student Education) rulemaking Title IV regulations, as it relates to nursing as a professional degree FY 2027 Labor Health and Human Services Appropriations bill; Funding for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and the National Institute of Nursing Research Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691/ S. 4568) Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718) FY2027 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations bill; Interstate License Portability and Health Care Competition in Telehealth
Client expense: $160,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $50,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Education
(H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $70,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Education
Support for federal student loan programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, and the Graduate PLUS (H.R. 1) One Big Beautiful Bill Act [P.L. No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits Supporting nursing as a professional degree (S.4568/H.R.8691) Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 6718) Professional Student Degree Act (H.J. Res. 189 / S.J. Res. 196) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations"
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $60,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Education
H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act [Public Law No. 119-21] implementation and federal student loan limits S.4568/H.R.8691 - Nursing is a Professional Degree Act S.J.Res.196/H.J.Res.189 - A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations". H.R.6718 - Professional Student Degree Act Supporting nursing as a professional degree Issues surrounding federal agency restructuring Support for higher education including federal student aid and federal student loan programs such as Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program, Pell Grants, Workforce Pell Grants, Perkins Loan Program, William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program, and other loan programs that support nursing education
Client expense: $90,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Education
Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 (H.R. 3593/ S. 1847) - Issues pertaining to the reauthorization of the Title VIII program Title VIII Funding for FY 26 and FY 27 One Big Beautiful Bill Act- implementation and federal student loan limits (H.R. 1) Reimagining and Improving Student Education [ED-2025-OPE-0944] - Including CRNAs in higher student loan limit category Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (S.4568/H.R.8691) Professional Student Degree Act (H.R. 6718) A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to "Reimagining and Improving Student Education-Federal Student Loan Program Final Regulations" (H.J. Res 189/S.J. Res 196)
Client expense: $275,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office
2026 · second_quarter · Health Issues
Living Donor Protection Act (H.R. 4583 / S. 1552); FY 2027 appropriations funding for nursing workforce development programs and National Institute of Nursing Research; FY 2027 funding kidney disease research at NIDDK at NIH; Funding for AHRQ at HHS in FY 2026; Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act (H.R. 2531 / S. 1232); Restore Protections for Dialysis Patients Act (H.R. 2199 / S. 1173); Organ Donation Referral Improvement Act (H.R. 330); The Improving Care & Access to Nurses Act (H.R. 1316 / S. 575); Providing Real-world Education and Clinical Experience by Precepting Tomorrow's Nurses Act (H.R. 392 / S. 131); Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Reauthorization Act (H.R.929 / S.266); Living Donor FMLA Protection Act (H.R. 4582); Improving Access to Home Dialysis Act; Future Advancement of Academic Nursing Act (H.R. 6607 / S. 3435); Title VIII Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3593 / S. 1874); Kidney Care Protection Act (H.R. 6214 / S. 2730); Nursing is a Professional Degree Act (H.R. 8691 / S. 4568).
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Education
Submitted comment letter to Department of Education related to RISE committee Proposed Rule definition of "professional degree" programs not including nursing programs for purposes of higher graduate loan limits. Signed on to coalition letters on the same topic. Supported S.J.Res.196/H.J.Res.198 - disapproving of the Dept. Of Education final rule implementing the RISE Committee's recommendations Nursing is a Professional Degree Act - H.R.8691/S.4568 which would add graduate nurses to the list of professional degrees
Client expense: $110,700 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE